CN112210950A - Laundry treating apparatus and control method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a clothes treatment device and a control method thereof, the clothes treatment device comprises: a housing having a laundry input port; an inner barrel arranged in the shell; the impeller is arranged at the bottom of the inner barrel; and the telescopic driving mechanism is connected with the impeller and drives the impeller to move between the bottom of the inner barrel and the clothes throwing-in opening. According to the invention, the telescopic driving mechanism is arranged, and the telescopic driving mechanism is used for driving the impeller, so that the impeller can move between the bottom of the inner barrel and the clothes throwing-in opening, and after the washing, spin-drying or drying work is finished, the telescopic driving mechanism is controlled to drive the impeller, so that the impeller gradually moves to the clothes throwing-in opening, the impeller pushes the washed clothes to gradually move to the clothes throwing-in opening, the automatic clothes taking function is realized, a user does not need to take the clothes by stretching hands into the bottom of the inner barrel, the clothes taking is more convenient and labor-saving, and the use experience of the product is improved.

Description

Laundry treating apparatus and control method thereof

Technical Field

The present invention relates to the field of laundry treatment apparatuses, and more particularly, to a laundry treatment apparatus and a control method of the laundry treatment apparatus.

Background

Washing machine is the domestic appliance of family's universal use, and various washing machines have brought a great deal of convenience for people's life, and current washing machine's structural style mainly includes drum type washing machine and rotary drum type washing machine, and wherein, drum type washing machine sets up the input mouth in organism front side more, and rotary drum type washing machine is mostly top-opening rotary drum type washing machine, and no matter the front side sets up the input mouth, or the top sets up the input mouth, and it is very inconvenient when the user gets and puts article.

Particularly, the putting-in opening of the top-opening type pulsator washing machine is arranged on the upper side, after washing is completed, a user needs to stretch into the bottom of the inner barrel to take washings, and the user is inevitably required to bend down in the taking process, so that the use experience of the user is seriously influenced.

Similarly, drum type washing machine's input mouth is in the front side, and input mouth multiposition is lower and input and have certain angle between mouthful and the user input position, and after the washing was accomplished, the user need stretch into the cylinder inboard and take the washings, and the in-process of taking also inevitably needs the user to bow, seriously influences user's use experience.

The present invention has been made in view of this situation.

Disclosure of Invention

The technical problem to be solved by the invention is to overcome the defects of the prior art, and provide a clothes treatment device, wherein a telescopic driving mechanism is arranged, and a wave wheel is driven by the telescopic driving mechanism to gradually move to a clothes putting-in opening, so that the wave wheel pushes washings to gradually move to the clothes putting-in opening, the action of bending down to take the clothes by a user is avoided, and the automatic clothes taking function is realized.

In order to solve the technical problems, the invention adopts the technical scheme that:

the present invention provides a clothes treatment device, comprising:

an inner barrel;

the impeller is arranged at the bottom of the inner barrel;

and the telescopic driving mechanism is connected with the impeller and drives the impeller to move between the bottom of the inner barrel and a clothes feeding port of the clothes treatment device.

In the above technical scheme, the telescopic driving mechanism has a telescopic driving end, the impeller is installed on the telescopic driving end, and the telescopic driving end drives the impeller to move in a telescopic manner.

Preferably, the telescopic driving mechanism is an electric push rod or a hydraulic push rod.

In the above technical scheme, the telescopic driving mechanism includes a driving part and a transmission part, the wave wheel is installed on the transmission part, the driving part drives the transmission part to reciprocate, and the transmission part reciprocates to drive the wave wheel to move.

Preferably, the driving part is a motor, and the transmission part is a rack and pinion mechanism or a worm and gear mechanism.

In any of the above technical solutions, the laundry treating apparatus has a rotation driving mechanism, wherein,

the rotary driving mechanism is connected with the telescopic driving mechanism, the rotary driving mechanism drives the telescopic driving mechanism to rotate, and the telescopic driving mechanism drives the impeller to rotate;

or the rotary driving mechanism is connected with the impeller, and the rotary driving mechanism drives the impeller to rotate.

In any of the above technical solutions, the method further includes:

the clothes containing device is arranged on the shell and is configured to receive the washings pushed out by the impeller when the telescopic driving mechanism drives the impeller to move to the clothes throwing opening.

Preferably, a clothes holding device driving mechanism is arranged on one of the clothes holding device and the outer shell, and the clothes holding device is driven by the clothes holding device driving mechanism to put clothes in the clothes holding device into the inner barrel.

In the above technical solution, the telescopic driving mechanism includes:

the first telescopic driving mechanism is provided with a rotary connecting piece, and the rotary connecting piece is connected with the impeller;

and the second telescopic driving mechanism is connected with the impeller, and when the first telescopic driving mechanism drives the impeller to move to the clothes throwing opening, the second telescopic driving mechanism continues to drive the impeller, so that the impeller turns towards one side of the clothes containing device.

Preferably, the lower surface of the impeller is provided with a slide rail, the slide rail extends along the circumferential direction of the impeller, the rotating connecting piece is a slide ring, and the slide ring is sleeved on the slide rail and is in sliding fit with the slide rail.

The invention also provides a control method of the clothes treatment device, which is suitable for the clothes treatment device in any technical scheme, and the control method comprises the following steps:

determining that the laundry treating apparatus completes a washing course;

controlling a door of the laundry treating apparatus to be opened;

and controlling a telescopic driving mechanism of the clothes treatment device to drive the impeller to move to the clothes feeding opening.

In any of the above technical solutions, the clothes treatment apparatus further comprises a clothes holding device, the telescopic driving mechanism comprises a first telescopic driving mechanism and a second telescopic driving mechanism,

the step of controlling the telescopic driving mechanism of the clothes treatment device to drive the impeller to move to the clothes throwing port specifically comprises the following steps:

controlling the first telescopic driving mechanism and the second telescopic driving mechanism to jointly drive a wave wheel to move to a clothes throwing opening, and controlling the second telescopic driving mechanism to continuously drive the wave wheel when the wave wheel moves to the clothes throwing opening, so that the wave wheel turns towards one side of the clothes containing device;

preferably, before the step of controlling the second telescopic driving mechanism to continue driving the pulsator, the method further comprises the steps of:

and judging whether the clothes containing device is positioned at the designated position, if not, pausing the second telescopic driving mechanism and giving an alarm.

In any of the above technical solutions, before the step of determining that the laundry treatment device completes the washing program, the method further includes the following steps:

detecting the amount of the object to be washed stored in the clothes containing device;

if the quantity of the articles to be washed reaches a preset quantity, controlling the door cover to be opened, and controlling the clothes containing device to rotate towards the clothes throwing port;

controlling the door cover to be closed;

selecting and starting a washing program according to the amount of the laundry.

In any of the above technical solutions, after the step of controlling the telescopic driving mechanism of the laundry treatment apparatus to drive the pulsator to move to the laundry input port, the method further comprises the following steps:

and generating and sending reminding information, wherein the reminding information comprises any one or more of sound reminding information, character reminding information and image reminding information.

According to the invention, the telescopic driving mechanism is arranged, and the telescopic driving mechanism is used for driving the impeller, so that the impeller can move between the bottom of the inner barrel and the clothes throwing-in opening, and after the washing, spin-drying or drying work is finished, the telescopic driving mechanism is controlled to drive the impeller, so that the impeller gradually moves to the clothes throwing-in opening, the impeller pushes the washed clothes to gradually move to the clothes throwing-in opening, the automatic clothes taking function is realized, a user does not need to take the clothes by stretching hands into the bottom of the inner barrel, the clothes taking is more convenient and labor-saving, and the use experience of the product is improved.

The following describes embodiments of the present invention in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention, are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the invention without limiting the invention to the right. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments, and that for a person skilled in the art, other drawings can be derived from them without inventive effort. In the drawings:

fig. 1 is a front view schematically illustrating a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic sectional view illustrating a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a perspective view of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic perspective view of another perspective view of a clothes treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a block diagram schematically illustrating a flow of a control method of a laundry treating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In the figure: 100. a laundry treating apparatus; 110. a housing; 111. a laundry input port; 120. an inner barrel;

130. an impeller; 140. a telescopic driving mechanism; 141. a telescopic drive end; 150. a clothes holding device.

It should be noted that the drawings and the description are not intended to limit the scope of the inventive concept in any way, but to illustrate it by a person skilled in the art with reference to specific embodiments.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and the following embodiments are used for illustrating the present invention and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; may be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to examples.

The present invention provides a laundry treating apparatus 100, wherein the laundry treating apparatus 100 may be a washing machine, a clothes dryer, a washing and drying all-in-one machine, etc., which are not specifically limited herein, and further, the washing machine may be a drum washing machine, a pulsator washing machine, which are not specifically limited herein.

Referring to the laundry treating apparatus 100 as an example of a washing machine, as shown in fig. 1, 2, 3 and 4, the washing machine includes an inner tub 120, an outer tub disposed in the outer casing 110, and a casing 110, wherein the inner tub 120 is rotatably disposed in the outer tub, in some embodiments, the inner tub 120 is a washing tub for containing laundry, the outer tub is a washing tub for containing washing water, and a plurality of water holes are disposed on a side wall of the inner tub 120 for allowing the washing water to flow between the inner tub 120 and the outer tub; in other embodiments, the inner tub 120 is designed as a non-porous inner tub 120, that is, the inner tub 120 is not provided with water holes on the sidewall, so that the inner tub 120 has the function of containing washing water.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 2 and 5, the laundry treating device 100 includes an inner tub 120, a pulsator 130, and a telescopic driving mechanism 140.

In which the laundry treating apparatus 100 has a laundry input port 111, the laundry input port 111 may be designed to be located at a front side of the casing 110 when the laundry treating apparatus 100 is a drum washing machine, and the laundry input port 111 is provided at a tray when the laundry treating apparatus 100 is a pulsator washing machine. Of course, the above is only a conventional design of the washing machine, and those skilled in the art can adjust the position of the laundry input opening 111 according to specific requirements, and is not limited herein.

The inner tub 120 is disposed in the casing 110, and the pulsator 130 is disposed at the bottom of the inner tub 120. The telescopic driving mechanism 140 is connected to the pulsator 130, and the telescopic driving mechanism 140 drives the pulsator 130 to move between the bottom of the inner tub 120 and the laundry input port 111.

It is noted that, when the laundry treating apparatus 100 is a pulsator washing machine, the pulsator 130 is rotatably disposed at the bottom of the inner tub 120 to agitate washing water and laundry by the rotation of the pulsator 130 for washing.

When the laundry treating apparatus 100 is a drum washing machine or a dryer, the pulsator 130 may be rotatably disposed at the bottom of the inner tub 120, or the pulsator 130 may be designed not to rotate with respect to the inner tub 120, and at this time, the pulsator 130 is only the bottom of the inner tub 120, which is movable between the bottom of the inner tub 120 and the laundry input port 111.

Compared with the existing clothes treatment device 100, the present embodiment is different in that the existing pulsator 130 can only rotate, and the present embodiment drives the pulsator 130 by using the telescopic driving mechanism 140 by setting the telescopic driving mechanism 140, so that the pulsator 130 can move between the bottom of the inner tub 120 and the clothes input opening 111, and thus after the washing, spin-drying or drying operation is completed, the telescopic driving mechanism 140 is controlled to drive the pulsator 130, so that the pulsator 130 gradually moves to the clothes input opening 111, so that the pulsator 130 pushes the laundry to gradually move to the clothes input opening 111, and an automatic clothes taking function is realized.

In some embodiments, the laundry processing apparatus 100 is provided with a control device, the control device is connected to the telescopic driving mechanism 140, and when the control device receives a control command of automatically taking laundry, the control device controls the telescopic driving mechanism 140 to operate, so that the telescopic driving mechanism 140 drives the pulsator 130 to the laundry input port 111, so as to prevent the user from bending down to take the laundry.

The control instruction can be realized by pressing a corresponding button on the control panel by a user, or the control device can be designed to be connected with the mobile terminal, and the control instruction can be realized by receiving the control instruction sent by the mobile terminal, or the control instruction can be designed to automatically generate the control instruction for automatically taking clothes after the clothes washing/drying work is finished, and of course, a person skilled in the art can also design other implementation modes according to specific requirements, which are not listed herein.

Further, the laundry treating apparatus 100 has an automatic door opener, the automatic door opener is connected to the door, the automatic door opener is configured to control the door to be automatically opened after the washing, spin-drying or drying operation is completed, and then the retractable driving mechanism 140 drives the pulsator 130, so that the pulsator 130 pushes the laundry to the laundry input opening 111, thereby further realizing the automatic and unmanned operation of the product.

In some embodiments, a detachable connection between the telescopic driving mechanism 140 and the pulsator 130 is provided, so that a user can detach the pulsator 130 from the telescopic driving mechanism 140 to facilitate the user to clean the inner tub 120.

Specifically, control flexible actuating mechanism 140 and drive impeller 130 for impeller 130 moves gradually to clothing input mouth 111, and more convenience of customers dismantles impeller 130 this moment, reduces the degree of difficulty of dismantling, improves and uses experience.

For example, the telescopic driving mechanism 140 and the pulsator 130 are connected by a snap-fit connection, a plug-in connection, a screw connection, or the like.

In some embodiments, the telescopic driving mechanism 140 has a telescopic driving end 141, the pulsator 130 is mounted on the telescopic driving end 141, and the telescopic driving end 141 moves telescopically to drive the pulsator 130 to move.

For example, the inner tub 120 is disposed inside the outer casing 110, and a gap is formed between the bottom of the inner tub 120 (or the pulsator 130) and the bottom of the outer casing 110, the telescopic driving mechanism 140 is located in the gap, and the telescopic driving end 141 of the telescopic driving mechanism 140 is connected to the pulsator 130, so that the telescopic driving mechanism 140 is located outside the inner tub 120 during the washing process, and does not affect the normal washing operation.

Or, the inner tub 120 is disposed in the outer tub, a gap is formed between the bottom of the inner tub 120 (or the pulsator 130) and the bottom of the outer tub, the telescopic driving mechanism 140 is located in the gap, and the telescopic driving end 141 of the telescopic driving mechanism 140 is connected to the pulsator 130, so that the telescopic driving mechanism 140 is located outside the inner tub 120 during the washing process, and normal washing operation is not affected.

Preferably, the telescopic driving mechanism 140 is an electric push rod or a hydraulic push rod.

In other embodiments, the telescopic driving mechanism 140 includes a driving member and a transmission member, the pulsator 130 is mounted on the transmission member, the driving member drives the transmission member to reciprocate, and the transmission member reciprocates to drive the pulsator 130 to move.

For example, the inner tub 120 is disposed inside the outer casing 110, and a gap is formed between the bottom of the inner tub 120 (or the pulsator 130) and the bottom of the outer casing 110, and the driving member are disposed in the gap, and the driving member is connected to the pulsator 130, so that the telescopic driving mechanism 140 is disposed outside the inner tub 120 during the washing process, and does not affect the normal washing operation.

Or, the inner tub 120 is disposed in the outer tub, and a gap is formed between the bottom of the inner tub 120 (or the pulsator 130) and the bottom of the outer tub, and the driving member are located in the gap and the driving member is connected to the pulsator 130, so that the telescopic driving mechanism 140 is located outside the inner tub 120 during the washing process, and normal washing work is not affected.

Preferably, the driving part is a motor, and the transmission part is a gear rack mechanism or a worm and gear mechanism.

In some embodiments, the laundry treating apparatus 100 has a rotary driving mechanism, wherein the rotary driving mechanism is connected to the telescopic driving mechanism 140, the rotary driving mechanism drives the telescopic driving mechanism 140 to rotate, and the telescopic driving mechanism 140 rotates to drive the pulsator 130 to rotate.

In this embodiment, a rotation driving mechanism (e.g., a motor) is connected to the telescopic driving mechanism 140, and the rotation driving mechanism drives the telescopic driving mechanism 140 to rotate, so that the telescopic driving mechanism 140 rotates to drive the pulsator 130 to rotate, thereby ensuring the normal rotation and water stirring functions of the pulsator 130.

In other embodiments, a rotary drive mechanism is coupled to the impeller 130, and the rotary drive mechanism drives the impeller 130 to rotate.

In some embodiments, the laundry treating apparatus 100 further includes a clothes container 150, the clothes container 150 is disposed on the housing 110, and the clothes container 150 is configured to receive the laundry pushed by the pulsator 130 when the telescopic driving mechanism 140 drives the pulsator 130 to move to the laundry input port 111.

In this embodiment, the clothes holding device 150 is arranged to receive the laundry pushed out by the impeller 130, so that when the impeller 130 pushes the laundry to the laundry input port 111, the laundry is received by the clothes holding device 150, on one hand, the laundry is received by the clothes holding device 150 in time, thereby preventing the laundry from scattering around and dirtying the laundry, and ensuring the cleanliness of the laundry, on the other hand, since the laundry is received by the clothes holding device 150 in time, the user only needs to take out the laundry from the clothes holding device 150 for storage, the product use experience is better, and the clothes holding device 150 mostly has a hollow structure, the ventilation is better, the problem that the laundry stays in the inner barrel 120 for a long time due to forgetting of the user, and further causing the breeding of bacteria and the like is avoided, and the sanitation and safety of the laundry is ensured.

For example, the laundry processing apparatus 100 is a drum washing machine, the laundry holding device 150 is located below the door, when washing is completed, the door is controlled to be opened, the pulsator 130 pushes the laundry to the laundry input port 111, and the laundry automatically falls into the laundry holding device 150 under the action of gravity, so as to achieve the function of automatically collecting the laundry.

Further, the laundry loading device 150 is rotatably disposed on the outer casing 110, and a laundry loading device driving mechanism is disposed on one of the laundry loading device 150 and the outer casing 110, and the laundry loading device driving mechanism drives the laundry loading device 150 to rotate toward the laundry loading opening 111, that is, the laundry loading device 150 loads the laundry in the laundry loading device into the inner tub 120 under the driving of the laundry loading device driving mechanism.

In this embodiment, the clothes holding device 150 is provided with a driving mechanism of the clothes holding device, and the driving mechanism of the clothes holding device drives the clothes holding device 150 to rotate towards the clothes input opening 111, so that the clothes holding device 150 can automatically input clothes to the clothes input opening 111, the automatic clothes input function is realized, and further unmanned and automatic production is realized.

Further, the telescopic driving mechanism 140 includes a first telescopic driving mechanism having a rotary connector connected to the pulsator 130 and a second telescopic driving mechanism connected to the pulsator 130, wherein when the first telescopic driving mechanism drives the pulsator 130 to move to the laundry input port 111, the second telescopic driving mechanism continues to drive the pulsator 130, so that the pulsator 130 turns toward one side of the laundry holding device 150.

In this embodiment, the first telescopic driving mechanism is provided with a rotary connector, the rotary connector is connected to the pulsator 130, and the rotary connector is utilized to release the rotational degree of freedom of the pulsator 130, so that the pulsator 130 can rotate relative to the first telescopic driving mechanism, wherein when the first telescopic driving mechanism drives the pulsator 130 to move to the laundry loading port 111, the second telescopic driving mechanism continues to drive the pulsator 130, so that the pulsator 130 turns toward one side of the laundry loading device 150, so as to load the washed laundry into the laundry loading device 150 through the pulsator 130.

In some embodiments, the first telescopic driving mechanism and the second telescopic driving mechanism are located opposite and spaced apart from the clothes holding device 150.

Preferably, the lower surface of the pulsator 130 is provided with a slide rail, the slide rail extends along the circumferential direction of the pulsator 130, the rotating connecting member is a slide ring, and the slide ring is sleeved on the slide rail and is in sliding fit with the slide rail. When can realize the automatic clothing of taking, can not influence the rotatory washing design of impeller 130, and occupation space is littleer, and the user uses and experiences better.

In some embodiments, the clothes container 150 is located at the outer side of the housing 110, the first telescopic driving mechanism is connected to the edge of the pulsator 130, and the first telescopic driving mechanism is located at a side close to the clothes container 150; the second telescopic driving mechanism is abutted against the impeller 130 and is located on one side far away from the clothes holding device 150.

The present invention also provides a control method of a laundry treating apparatus 100, which is suitable for the laundry treating apparatus 100 according to any of the above embodiments, as shown in fig. 6, the control method includes the following steps:

s101: determining that the laundry treating apparatus 100 completes the washing course;

s102: controlling the door of the laundry treating apparatus 100 to be opened;

s103: controls the telescopic driving mechanism 140 of the laundry treating apparatus 100 to drive the pulsator 130 to move to the laundry input port 111.

In this embodiment, after the laundry processing apparatus 100 completes the washing procedure, the door of the laundry processing apparatus 100 is controlled to open, and the retractable driving mechanism 140 is controlled to drive the pulsator 130 to move to the laundry input port 111, so that the pulsator 130 pushes the laundry to gradually move to the laundry input port 111, the automatic laundry fetching function is realized, the user does not need to fetch the laundry enough at the bottom of the inner tub 120 with the hand, the laundry fetching is more convenient and labor-saving, and the use experience of the product is improved.

In some embodiments, the laundry processing apparatus 100 is provided with a control device, the control device is connected to the telescopic driving mechanism 140, and when the control device receives a control command of automatically taking laundry, the control device controls the telescopic driving mechanism 140 to operate, so that the telescopic driving mechanism 140 drives the pulsator 130 to the laundry input port 111, so as to prevent the user from bending down to take the laundry.

The control instruction can be realized by pressing a corresponding button on the control panel by a user, or the control device can be designed to be connected with the mobile terminal, and the control instruction can be realized by receiving the control instruction sent by the mobile terminal, or the control instruction can be designed to automatically generate the control instruction for automatically taking clothes after the clothes washing/drying work is finished, and of course, a person skilled in the art can also design other implementation modes according to specific requirements, which are not listed herein.

Further, the laundry treating apparatus 100 has an automatic door opener, the automatic door opener is connected to the door, the automatic door opener is configured to control the door to be automatically opened after the washing, spin-drying or drying operation is completed, and then the retractable driving mechanism 140 drives the pulsator 130, so that the pulsator 130 pushes the laundry to the laundry input opening 111, thereby further realizing the automatic and unmanned operation of the product.

Further, the laundry treating apparatus 100 further has a laundry loading device 150, the telescopic driving mechanism 140 includes a first telescopic driving mechanism and a second telescopic driving mechanism,

the step of controlling the telescopic driving mechanism 140 of the laundry processing apparatus 100 to drive the pulsator 130 to move to the laundry input port 111 specifically includes the following steps:

the first telescopic driving mechanism and the second telescopic driving mechanism are controlled to drive the pulsator 130 to move to the clothes input port 111 together, and when the pulsator 130 moves to the clothes input port 111, the second telescopic driving mechanism is controlled to continue to drive the pulsator 130, so that the pulsator 130 turns towards one side of the clothes holding device 150.

In this embodiment, the first telescopic driving mechanism and the second telescopic driving mechanism are controlled to jointly drive the pulsator 130 to move to the laundry loading port 111, and when the pulsator 130 moves to the laundry loading port 111, the second telescopic driving mechanism is controlled to continuously drive the pulsator 130, so that the pulsator 130 turns toward one side of the laundry loading device 150, and the pulsator 130 can turn relative to the first telescopic driving mechanism, specifically, when the first telescopic driving mechanism drives the pulsator 130 to move to the laundry loading port 111, the second telescopic driving mechanism continuously drives the pulsator 130, so that the pulsator 130 turns toward one side of the laundry loading device 150, so that the pulsator 130 can load the washed laundry into the laundry loading device 150.

Preferably, before the step of controlling the second telescopic driving mechanism to continue driving the pulsator 130, the method further comprises the steps of:

and judging whether the clothes containing device 150 is positioned at the designated position, and if not, pausing the second telescopic driving mechanism and giving an alarm.

This prevents the washed laundry from scattering around due to the laundry holding device 150 not being mounted in place.

Further, before the step of determining that the laundry treating device 100 completes the washing course, the method further comprises the following steps:

detecting the amount of the laundry stored in the laundry holding device 150;

if the amount of the laundry reaches a preset amount, the door is controlled to be opened, and the laundry holding device 150 is controlled to rotate towards the laundry input opening 111;

controlling the door cover to close;

the washing program is selected and started according to the amount of the laundry.

The control method of the clothes processing device 100 provided by the embodiment detects the amount of the to-be-washed clothes stored in the clothes containing device 150 through the detection unit, thereby sensing the amount of the clothes in the clothes containing device 150, when the amount of the clothes reaches a set value, the door cover can be automatically opened, the driving mechanism of the clothes containing device is controlled to automatically put the clothes in the clothes containing device 150 into the inner barrel 120, then the clothes containing device 150 is controlled to restore to the original position, the door cover is controlled to be automatically closed, the washing procedure is automatically carried out, the whole process does not need manual operation, the collection, putting, washing and storage of the clothes can be completed, the automation degree is higher, the manual labor force is greatly reduced, the time is saved, the washing efficiency is higher, and the use experience of a user is greatly improved.

Further, the method further includes the following steps after the step of controlling the telescopic driving mechanism 140 of the laundry treating apparatus 100 to drive the pulsator 130 to move to the laundry input port 111:

and generating and sending reminding information, wherein the reminding information comprises any one or more of sound reminding information, character reminding information and image reminding information.

It can be understood that after the prompt message is generated, the prompt message can be sent out through a display of the clothes processing equipment, and the prompt message can also be sent to a mobile terminal of a user, so that the user can be reminded remotely.

In the present embodiment, after the retractable driving mechanism 140 drives the pulsator 130 to move to the laundry loading port 111, a reminding message is generated and sent to remind the user to timely store the laundry.

Although the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, it should be understood that various changes, substitutions and alterations can be made herein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims (10)

1. A laundry treating apparatus, comprising:

an inner barrel;

the impeller is arranged at the bottom of the inner barrel;

and the telescopic driving mechanism is connected with the impeller and drives the impeller to move between the bottom of the inner barrel and a clothes feeding port of the clothes treatment device.

2. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1,

the telescopic driving mechanism is provided with a telescopic driving end, the impeller is arranged on the telescopic driving end, and the telescopic driving end is used for driving the impeller to move in a telescopic mode;

preferably, the telescopic driving mechanism is an electric push rod or a hydraulic push rod.

3. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 1,

the telescopic driving mechanism comprises a driving part and a transmission part, the wave wheel is installed on the transmission part, the driving part drives the transmission part to reciprocate, and the transmission part reciprocates to drive the wave wheel to move;

preferably, the driving part is a motor, and the transmission part is a rack and pinion mechanism or a worm and gear mechanism.

4. The laundry treating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3,

the laundry treating apparatus has a rotation driving mechanism, wherein,

the rotary driving mechanism is connected with the telescopic driving mechanism, the rotary driving mechanism drives the telescopic driving mechanism to rotate, and the telescopic driving mechanism drives the impeller to rotate;

or the rotary driving mechanism is connected with the impeller, and the rotary driving mechanism drives the impeller to rotate.

5. The laundry treating apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising:

the clothes containing device is arranged on a shell of the clothes processing device and is configured to receive washings pushed out by the impeller when the telescopic driving mechanism drives the impeller to move to the clothes throwing opening;

preferably, a clothes holding device driving mechanism is arranged on one of the clothes holding device and the outer shell, and the clothes holding device is driven by the clothes holding device driving mechanism to put clothes in the clothes holding device into the inner barrel.

6. The laundry treating apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the telescopic driving mechanism includes:

the first telescopic driving mechanism is provided with a rotary connecting piece, and the rotary connecting piece is connected with the impeller;

the second telescopic driving mechanism is connected with the impeller, and when the first telescopic driving mechanism drives the impeller to move to the clothes throwing opening, the second telescopic driving mechanism continues to drive the impeller to enable the impeller to turn towards one side of the clothes containing device;

preferably, the lower surface of the impeller is provided with a slide rail, the slide rail extends along the circumferential direction of the impeller, the rotating connecting piece is a slide ring, and the slide ring is sleeved on the slide rail and is in sliding fit with the slide rail.

7. A control method of a laundry treatment apparatus, applicable to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized by comprising the steps of:

determining that the laundry treating apparatus completes a washing course;

controlling a door of the laundry treating apparatus to be opened;

and controlling a telescopic driving mechanism of the clothes treatment device to drive the impeller to move to the clothes feeding opening.

8. The control method of a laundry treating apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the laundry treating apparatus further has a laundry loading device, the telescopic driving mechanism includes a first telescopic driving mechanism and a second telescopic driving mechanism,

the step of controlling the telescopic driving mechanism of the clothes treatment device to drive the impeller to move to the clothes throwing port specifically comprises the following steps:

controlling the first telescopic driving mechanism and the second telescopic driving mechanism to jointly drive a wave wheel to move to a clothes throwing opening, and controlling the second telescopic driving mechanism to continuously drive the wave wheel when the wave wheel moves to the clothes throwing opening, so that the wave wheel turns towards one side of the clothes containing device;

preferably, before the step of controlling the second telescopic driving mechanism to continue driving the pulsator, the method further comprises the following steps:

and judging whether the clothes containing device is positioned at the designated position, if not, pausing the second telescopic driving mechanism and giving an alarm.

9. The control method of a laundry treating apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising, before the step of determining that the laundry treating apparatus completes the washing course, the steps of:

detecting the amount of the object to be washed stored in the clothes containing device;

if the quantity of the articles to be washed reaches a preset quantity, controlling the door cover to be opened, and controlling the clothes containing device to rotate towards the clothes throwing port;

controlling the door cover to be closed;

selecting and starting a washing program according to the amount of the laundry.

10. The method of controlling a laundry treating apparatus according to any one of claims 7 to 9, further comprising the following step after the step of controlling the telescopic driving mechanism of the laundry treating apparatus to drive the pulsator to move to the laundry input port:

and generating and sending reminding information, wherein the reminding information comprises any one or more of sound reminding information, character reminding information and image reminding information.

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